Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Who Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Born in 1978 in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, then part of the Soviet Union, Volodymyr Zelenskyy co-founded a successful comedy troupe in the late 1990s. After launching the production company Kvartal 95 in 2003, he starred on a long-running sketch comedy program and sitcom about a teacher who unexpectedly gets elected president. Zelenskyy then embarked on a surprise presidential campaign in 2019 that resulted in a landslide victory. His domestic gains were eclipsed by COVID-19 pandemic challenges and an inability to end longstanding conflict in eastern Ukraine. In early 2022, Zelenskyy found himself thrust into the role of wartime president following Russia's invasion of his country. Early Years Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy was born on January 25, 1978, in Kryvyi Rih, an industrial city in central Ukraine that was then part of the Soviet Union. Raised in a Jewish family, he spent four ye...